Joe Hockey will not be bothered by the ACT’s latest blights on the landscape, with three wind energy contracts going to projects well outside the nation’s capital.

Wind farms in Ballarat, Bendigo and Post Augusta will supply 200 megawatts to the ACT after contracts were won by interstate bidders.

Eighteen proposals from fifteen proponents were entered into the reverse auction process, awarding a fixed feed-in tariff for 20 years to successful parties.

It is part of the ACT Government's plan to generate 90 per cent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.

One of the winning projects – the 19.4 megawatt Coonooer Bridge Wind Farm near Bendigo – will be developed by Canberra company Windlabs.

Environment Minister Simon Corbell said the winning farms were chosen because they offered the required wattage at the right price.

“Our focus has been on value for money, on affordable renewable energy and investment in our city,” he said.

He said the projects would bring $50 million in direct investment, and ongoing benefits to boot.

“We've achieved investment of $240 million into the ACT economy, new corporate headquarters, new jobs here in Canberra and investment into our CIT and the Australian National University,” Corbell said.

A spokesperson for the Australian Wind Alliance said it had been assumed that some of the contracts would go to local projects, as the region had “skilled itself up to proceed with wind farms”.